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What are the benefits (if any) of using Domino/Notes over Exchange/Outlook? _____________________________ Cameron Cooper IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com <mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com> From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 11:41 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Lotus Notes WOW! I helped someone fix a Notes problem - They'll never believe that back at NYC HQ! (Hopefully, they'll not find out. I want to go to IBM school to take Domino 8.5 certification classes. They might decide I don't need it.) Thanks for sending that error message - that is what pointed to the UNC problem. Glad to have helped! -- RMc "Cameron Cooper" <ccoo...@aurico.com> wrote on 10/09/2009 11:36:52 AM: > The server is specified in the notes.ini and points to the remote > Domino server via internet. > > As for the permissions on the server, I wouldn't know this since the > server is on our clients network and not ours. > > > *update... so in further looking into the issue, I saw that the UNC path was > \\servername\e:\notes\data. When I took out the : I was able to > connect without any problems. > > Thanks Richard for your help. > _____________________________ > Cameron Cooper > IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified > Aurico Reports, Inc > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > ccoo...@aurico.com > > From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 10:27 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Lotus Notes > > > Since things already don't work... > > When the client was installed on the machine where it works, a > server was specified? > > How/what are the permissions on the server mailbox? (In other > words, what messages were received from the other 3, non-functional,clients?) > > My quick fix suggestion would be to make sure "c:\notes\data" is > shared (try calling it NotesData). Back up the NOTES.INI file, then > edit instances of "data". Replace "c:\notes\data" with "NotesData" > and see what happens. > > I don't know how Exchange works, but if that account can be set to > keep all mail on the server and to allow multiple folks to access it > (in Domino, that would be editing the ACL for that account's > database), each machine ought to be able to use its own client and > read all the folders in that mailbox. > > Anyway, try the editing of the NOTES.INI file. > -- > RMc > > "Cameron Cooper" <ccoo...@aurico.com> wrote on 10/09/2009 10:06:36 AM: > > > A client of ours sent us the notes client to use to receive drug > > results from an MRO (Medical Review Officer). When we place the > > client on one user's computer, they access the information by > > logging into the Lotus client. However when we place the same > > client onto another user's computer, they can't view what was on the > > first user's computer. So I thought that I would be able to place > > the lotus client on the server, share the notes folder and then > > place a shortcut on each user's desktop. When they go to open notes > > they receive the following error: Unable to access data directory > > '\\servername\c:\notes\data' using preferences file 'c:\notes\notes.ini'. > > > > Any ideas? Or would this be a no go since we don't run Domino? > > > > _____________________________ > > Cameron Cooper > > IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified > > Aurico Reports, Inc > > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > > ccoo...@aurico.com > > > > From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] > > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 9:55 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Lotus Notes > > > > > > <rant> > > <rem> I had just finished a major Lotus Nots client issue when your > > message hit my Inbox. </rem> > > I don't know about 6.5; we're a 7.0.2 shop. I do know that it is > > all too easy to break things! Our phone system needs a Lotus Nots > > client (since we're a Lotus Nots shop) to process and deliver voice > > mail messages. It crapped out on us early this morning, so 3 voice > > mail messages were not delivered. LOTS of work getting the message > > information out to the appropriate people in a timely manner! Not > > that easy to to re-install the Nots client when it breaks that way, either. > > </rant> > > > > In a full Domino shop, v7, in the client, one can click the big blue > > tab at the top of the mail window (below all the menus, tabs, etc) > > and choose to open their calendar, or "Open another person's mail". > > If mail account permissions are set correctly, one can open all the > > mailboxes on the other accounts. One might be able to do this > > (again, we're not 6.5) by using the top menus, "File -> Database -> > > Open" and browse to the mailboxes on the server. > > > > Of coarse, this only works if the mailboxes are on the server, and > > that each persons Nots session reads (rather than download-and- > > delete) from the server. > > > > Don't know if this would work for you or not. Also wondering why > > one would use a Nots client in an Exchange environment (but I'm sure > > you'd like to see the end of this - probably something you inherited.) > > -- > > Richard D. McClary > > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > > > ASPCA(r) > > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > > Urbana, IL 61802 > > > > richardmccl...@aspca.org > > > > P: 217-337-9761 > > C: 217-417-1182 > > F: 217-337-9761 > > www.aspca.org > > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty > to Animals(r) > > (ASPCA(r)) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named > > herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > > information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, > > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, > > copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments > > hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > > error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently > > delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. > > > > > > "Cameron Cooper" <ccoo...@aurico.com> wrote on 10/09/2009 09:11:15 AM: > > > > > We have a Lotus Notes client 6.5(only the client, we run Exchange) > > > that is on 4 machines. At the moment the users can't view what is > > > in other users "inbox" on the clients. Is there a way that we can > > > place the client on a server, then place a shortcut to notes.exe on > > > the 4 users desktops and have them view the same "inbox"? > > > > > > _____________________________ > > > Cameron Cooper > > > IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified > > > Aurico Reports, Inc > > > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > > > ccoo...@aurico.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
